gentle loose shifting feeble shining writhed appeared snatched Focus words gentle loose shifting feeble shining writhed appeared snatched sprawling pursued Year 1 Unit 18 © Rising Stars UK Ltd 2018

being kind; to touch softly Definitions gentle being kind; to touch softly loose not firmly fixed in place shifting moving all the time feeble weak shining letting out or reflecting bright light writhed body twisted and turned in pain (past tense) © Rising Stars UK Ltd 2018 Year 1 Unit 18

quickly grabbed something (past tense) Definitions snatched quickly grabbed something (past tense) appeared became visible; turned up (past tense) sprawling sitting or lying with arms and legs spread out pursued followed or tried to catch (past tense) © Rising Stars UK Ltd 2018 Year 1 Unit 18

From The Book of Beasts Then suddenly the King saw the great straggling, sprawling, wicked shape of the Red Dragon. And he knew what he must do. He picked up The Book of Beasts and jumped on the back of the gentle Hippogriff, and leaning down he whispered in its ear: “Fly, dear Hippogriff, fly your very fastest to the Pebbly Waste.” And when the Dragon saw them, it turned and flew after them, with its great red wings. Year 1 Unit 18 © Rising Stars UK Ltd 2018

From The Book of Beasts But the Dragon could not catch the Hippogriff. Its red wings were bigger than the Hippogriff’s white ones, but they were not so strong, and so the white-winged horse flew further ahead, still pursued by the dragon, until it reached the very middle of the Pebbly Waste, which was made up of loose, shifting stones, and there was no grass there and no trees. Year 1 Unit 18 © Rising Stars UK Ltd 2018

From The Book of Beasts The Dragon appeared but the sun was too hot for the Dragon. Its flying was very feeble and it was looking around everywhere for a tree, for the sun was shining like a gold coin in the blue sky, and there was not a tree for a hundred miles. Year 1 Unit 18 © Rising Stars UK Ltd 2018

From The Book of Beasts The white-winged horse flew around and around the Dragon as it writhed on the dry pebbles. It was getting very hot: indeed, parts of it even had begun to smoke. It knew that it would catch fire in another minute unless it could get under a tree. It snatched with its red claws at the King and Hippogriff, but it was too feeble to reach them. Year 1 Unit 18 © Rising Stars UK Ltd 2018

Drag the right word into the gap. Feeble or gentle? Drag the right word into the gap. feeble feeble gentle gentle The dragon made a __________ roar and then gave up. The feather was __________ on my skin. The dragon was a __________ sight sprawled on the ground. The __________ king was kind to all the animals. Year 1 Unit 18 © Rising Stars UK Ltd 2018

Drag the right word into the gap. Loose or shifting? Drag the right word into the gap. loose loose shifting shifting My tooth was __________ and it fell out. We were __________ the sand about. The __________ floorboards creaked as we walked on them. It was hard to walk on the bridge as it was __________ in the winds. Year 1 Unit 18 © Rising Stars UK Ltd 2018

Can you complete the sentences? appeared sprawling writhed snatched pursued shining Saheed  was __________ on the sofa watching his favourite programme. The dog __________ the cat, but the cat got away. “My tummy hurts,” moaned Jo as she __________ in pain. Year 1 Unit 18 © Rising Stars UK Ltd 2018

Can you complete the sentences? Saheed was sprawling on the sofa watching his favourite programme. The dog pursued the cat, but the cat got away. “My tummy hurts,” moaned Jo as she writhed in pain. Year 1 Unit 18 © Rising Stars UK Ltd 2018

Can you complete the sentences? appeared sprawling writhed snatched pursued shining The Sun __________ from behind a cloud. The Moon was __________ all night. Elsa __________ the biscuit from the box. Year 1 Unit 18 © Rising Stars UK Ltd 2018

Can you complete the sentences? The Sun appeared from behind a cloud. The Moon was shining all night. Elsa snatched the biscuit from the box. Year 1 Unit 18 © Rising Stars UK Ltd 2018